Lawyers head the list in the number of subscriptions to the New York Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, according to a report submitted yesterday preliminary to the publication next month of the Blue Book, containing a charity roster of 30,000 donors to the New York Jewish community chest.
The report is based on the response to the 1926 appeal for funds by the Federation and shows that 1,202 law year are among the 30,000 subscribers. Real estate men are second with ## subseribers and the bankers and brokers stand third, with 870. Next in order among the leading trades and professions are the cotton goods trade, 741; physicians, 668; men’s and boys’ clothing,661; educational and social workers, 659; dress industry, 563; jewelry, 552; silk trade, 484; cloaks, suits and skirt trade, 469; retired, 442 and insurance 404.
Standing far ahead of any of the trade or professional groups is the women’s division, which numbers 6. members. The junior division has 1,194 members.
Ninety-eight Jewish students at the University of Illinois, Urbana, are among the 891 students who have been named for honors. Twenty-two Jewish students also have been elected to membership in six honorary scholastic societies.
The new building of the laboratories of the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics of New York University, University Heights, will be open for inspection next Saturday.
The American Hebrew Theatre Guild, Kedem, will present three short plays in Hebrew, Sunday, June 19th at the auditorium of the Y. M. H. A., 92nd St., New York City.
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